QNA/London
Qatar
has participated in a high-level international conference on Somalia,
hosted in the British capital London. Qatar’s delegation to the meeting
was headed by Tariq Ali al-Ansari, director of the International
Technical Co-operation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In
his speech at the conference, al-Ansari stressed the political will of
Qatar to continue to help the brotherly Somalia through political
support and assistance amounting to about $385mn for the period
2011-2018 of which $200mn were pledged by the end of 2017.
He
stressed that the Qatari support is being co-ordinated with the Somali
government, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the UN
specialised agencies operating in Somalia.
He noted that there is
co-ordination between the two countries to provide Qatari support to
Somalia in the field of security sector reform, referring to the
provision of 30 buses to support the transport sector.
He also
stressed the importance of the UN support for the African Union Mission
in Somalia (AMISOM), which provides services for peacekeeping,
protection of development and donor projects, in response to numerous
appeals from the African Union and international resolutions.
Al-Ansari called on countries to start investing in Somalia to help the country be self-reliant and support its institutions.
He
noted the importance of the commitment of all parties to supporting the
unity and territorial integrity of Somalia and respect for its
sovereignty in accordance with the resolutions of the UN General
Assembly, the Security Council, the Arab League, the African Union and
the support of the federal government.
AG holds talks with Swiss counterpart
Qatar’s Attorney General (AG) Dr Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, who is currently visiting Bern, met with his Swiss counterpart Michael Lauber.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest and discussed ways of co-operation in the fight against terrorism and its financing, combating religious extremism and co-operation in anti-corruption issues.
Both sides agreed to exchange workshop sessions on the criminal systems between the two friendly countries and to find channels for direct communication.
The attorney general also met with assistant minister of justice and director of the department of international judicial co-operation at the Swiss ministry of justice. (QNA)
NHRC chairman meets Turkish envoy
National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) chairman Dr Ali bin Samikh al-Marri met yesterday the ambassador of Republic of Turkey, Fikret Ozer.
During the meeting, they reviewed the work of NHRC and means of enhancing co-operation and exchanging experiences between the two sides on human rights issues.
Meanwhile, NHRC honoured yesterday its crews from different services in recognition of their efforts and dedication, in the presence of representatives of the expat communities residing in Qatar, in order to provide a stimulating environment for work and a culture of appreciation in addition to preserving workers’ rights. (QNA)
QMC chairman meets Sudanese and Ethiopian officials
Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) chairman HE Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani has met separately with Sudanese Minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Osman, and Minister and Director of Government Communications Affairs of Ethiopia Negeri Lencho.
Discussions during the two meetings dealt with media relations between Qatar and Sudan and Ethiopia. (QNA)
